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Wow that setup looks frightening to me. I wonder if drivers are able to put their car in park without even looking like you can do with a conventional automatic

Wow that setup looks frightening to me. I wonder if drivers are able to put their car in park without even looking like you can do with a conventional automatic shifter. I honestly can't imaging having to look down every time I go to park my car. Plus, no way to tactically determine which gear you're in. I see no benefit and only downsides.

Johnny555 7y ago
The owners manual says that you can't shift to park if the car is in motion. And it will automatically switch to park if the car is stopped, the drivers door is opened and the driver's seatbelt is removed (also when the car is switched off), so in that regard, it may be safer than a traditional shifter, it'd be nearly impossible for a driver to run himself over with his own car. If the driver really wants to keep the car in neutral after exiting the vehicle, you can press N, then press it again and hold for 2 seconds. I don't have a car with a push button shifter like this, but the reverse button is so distinctive that I'd think it'd be pretty easy to orient your hand and get used to pushing the buttons without looking. I'm not sure if this shifter is on all of the Accords, or just the Hybrid, but in the hybrid there are no other driver gears, there's no transmission at all, just some clutches to connect the engine directly to the wheels or to a generator, or both -- the engine uses a fixed gear ratio when connected to the wheels, if the car is outside a speed the engine can handle, then the electric motor drives the car.
- benj111 7y ago
  "And it will automatically switch to park if the car is stopped, the drivers door is opened and the driver's seatbelt is removed" What do you mean by removed? And isn't it a personal safety issue if the door unlocks everytime you stop?
  - Johnny555 7y ago
    What do you mean by removed Sorry, bad choice of words -- "unfastened". And isn't it a personal safety issue if the door unlocks everytime you stop? I've never seen a car that unlocks the doors automatically when stopped, only when placed into park. I'm not sure what personal safety issue you're referring to, but if you're talking about a carjacking, if someone opens your door at a stoplight and unbuckles your seatbelt (or forces you to do so), I don't see how it's any less safe for you if your car shifts into Park automatically -- less chance that it will run you over when you're pulled from the car.
    - benj111 7y ago
      I'm confused. "And it will automatically switch to park if the car is stopped" So it switches to park when you stop, and by extension unlocks the door and unfastens your seat belt. Which doesn't match: "I've never seen a car that unlocks the doors automatically when stopped, only when placed into park" But then we do still seem to be talking about the car shifting to park you stop. " I don't see how it's any less safe for you if your car shifts into Park automatically". And a seatbelt unbuckling automatically whatever the situation seems like a massive anti-feature to me. Edit: I get it. If (stopped && door_unlocked && seatbelt_unfastened) switch_to_park(); Not If (stopped){ unlockdoor(); unfasten_seatbelt(); park();} Language is hard :)

Johnny555 7y ago

The owners manual says that you can't shift to park if the car is in motion. And it will automatically switch to park if the car is stopped, the drivers door is opened and the driver's seatbelt is removed (also when the car is switched off), so in that regard, it may be safer than a traditional shifter, it'd be nearly impossible for a driver to run himself over with his own car. If the driver really wants to keep the car in neutral after exiting the vehicle, you can press N, then press it again and hold for 2 seconds. I don't have a car with a push button shifter like this, but the reverse button is so distinctive that I'd think it'd be pretty easy to orient your hand and get used to pushing the buttons without looking. I'm not sure if this shifter is on all of the Accords, or just the Hybrid, but in the hybrid there are no other driver gears, there's no transmission at all, just some clutches to connect the engine directly to the wheels or to a generator, or both -- the engine uses a fixed gear ratio when connected to the wheels, if the car is outside a speed the engine can handle, then the electric motor drives the car.

benj111 7y ago
"And it will automatically switch to park if the car is stopped, the drivers door is opened and the driver's seatbelt is removed" What do you mean by removed? And isn't it a personal safety issue if the door unlocks everytime you stop?
- Johnny555 7y ago
  What do you mean by removed Sorry, bad choice of words -- "unfastened". And isn't it a personal safety issue if the door unlocks everytime you stop? I've never seen a car that unlocks the doors automatically when stopped, only when placed into park. I'm not sure what personal safety issue you're referring to, but if you're talking about a carjacking, if someone opens your door at a stoplight and unbuckles your seatbelt (or forces you to do so), I don't see how it's any less safe for you if your car shifts into Park automatically -- less chance that it will run you over when you're pulled from the car.
  - benj111 7y ago
    I'm confused. "And it will automatically switch to park if the car is stopped" So it switches to park when you stop, and by extension unlocks the door and unfastens your seat belt. Which doesn't match: "I've never seen a car that unlocks the doors automatically when stopped, only when placed into park" But then we do still seem to be talking about the car shifting to park you stop. " I don't see how it's any less safe for you if your car shifts into Park automatically". And a seatbelt unbuckling automatically whatever the situation seems like a massive anti-feature to me. Edit: I get it. If (stopped && door_unlocked && seatbelt_unfastened) switch_to_park(); Not If (stopped){ unlockdoor(); unfasten_seatbelt(); park();} Language is hard :)